What’s it like to travel as a woman in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is one of the most backwards countries in the world when it comes to gender equality, making it an interesting choice for female travelers. Curious? Here's what it's like to travel as a woman in Afghanistan.

Masjed Jamed, Herat, Afghanistan. western Afghanistan. The photo shows one of the columns of western Shabestan. Shabestan (=nightland) is part of a mosque for sleeping or nocturnal prayers. Despite of three decades of war in Afghanistan, the historcial heritage of Herat, especially this mosque, has survived and looks still the same as on this photo from 1970.